0260 - China Increases Industrial Crops In 1979. China had a good harvest o...Back

China Increases Industrial Crops In 1979. China had a good harvest of cotton, oil-bearing crops, tea, silkworm cocoons, eggs and other products in 1979. The output of dry and fresh fruits, Chinese traditional medicinal herbs and honey also increased. China purchased 817,000 tons of eggs in 1979, a 49 per cent increase over 1978. Photo shows workers packing eggs for export at the Chuxian County Meat Packing Plant in Anhui Province. Photo by Li Wengi.